Beef prices have gotten so high, there’s really no better deal in BBQ than chicken quarters.
I cut the backs out of these, and throwed them in the crockpot overnight for soup base.
I used Meat Church Gospel, Blues Hog Tennessee Red, and hickory wood.
by OldUncleDaveO
35 Comments
SuspiciousClub8382
Fuck everything is high anymore!!!
Nice_Community_9571
yard bird is nothing to laugh at. I love it
Hell —- thighs are the cheapest and you can look like an award winning pit master —- Nit too mention chicken Thighs are damn good!!!!
Fantastic-Essay9411
Gotta get back to the bird on the bar-bee!!
lankyleper
Yup, a bag of these gives my family of five 2 good meals for like $11.
IamTheLiquor199
Nice! I like drumsticks, dozen for like $6. Cook fast too
Sea-Specific6045
Stop letting the word out
saltycarz
TAKE THIS SHIT DOWN.
Stop talking about what cuts of meat are cheap or the big producers will raise them.
generalsleephenson
It’s the best pieces linked together.
ExplanationFew8890
Just knocked out a couple pounds to see how the would do on my smoker.
TheCherryPony
God I wish I could eat chicken. Being allergic to it sucks.
TopCoconut4338
Random comment: chicken prices are “subsidized” by that “up to 30% water” bullshit.
Imagine buying a ribeye and finding its close to 1/3 water…
pabloescobarbecue
You’re giving the game away. These will be a bill in a week
UnlimitedDeep
Since when has beef gone up
armex88
Shhhhh then those prices will go up!
richard---------
I grill ‘em up and serve them like a burrito bowl. Leg bone up, my wife calls them “Viking bowls”
BibsBBQ
They look magical
Temporary_Sandwich58
10lbs for 5 bucks cant beat it
stripes177
Wow, these look phenomenal!!
robhorn02
What’s your method on the smoker with these quarters? I just did drumsticks tonight for 1hr @ 350° tonight. They came out pretty good. Was wondering what you did because the pictures look great
Infamous_Chapter8585
Crock pot isn’t bbq sorry
WildFire97971
For me, when your family raised chickens for Tyson, chicken is always what’s for dinner. At least till the steer grandpa held back was ready for slaughter. But seriously, when you have hundreds of thousands of chickens old enough for sale and Tyson is making you hold them till the market is better. It ain’t hard to go grab a few and get em cleaned and fire up the smoke while the meat bleeds in the cooler.
ObsessiveAboutCats
Leg quarters are the best. I’ll buy them and debone them when I need boneless skinless dark meat. The bones get saved for stock and the skin for schmaltz.
sodmoraes
And it will get even higher with trump’s beef with brazil…
DRayG79
I have much to learn. Have never seen chicken butchered in these cuts where I’m at. Respect.
Commercial-Place6793
I’ve never seen this product before. Is it in the frozen section?
ETA making the homemade bone broth with the discarded chicken parts is the best move there is. If you’ve got an instant pot it goes way faster.
aduct0r
Chicken legs and pork chops are so incredibly cheap, so awesome
Sea_Cress_8859
Beef is stupid RN. Walmart crap brisket were $78 bucks today. Tri tip was $36.
I’m not paying that kind of money for Walmart meat. No freaking way.
CloudyKing66
Braise them, season up the broth and add some extra wide egg noodles. Makes a good hearty chicken noodle soup! A nice warm broth, noodles and a chicken thigh per bowl is 👌🏻 add two thighs per bowl for your carnivores!
BigSquiby
i get these and boneless skinless breasts at the costco business center, then pack them in meal sized vacuum bags. i got dozens of meals for under $150
kipdjordy
Lol people acting like it is a secret, but I been buying 10 lb bags of leg quarters for like 6 -7 bucks for what feels like a decade or more.
russellomega
How did you get your chicken quarters so dark? I always shoot for that texture but mine come out relatively crispy but not dark colored like that in a pellet smoker
FitSeeker1982
Pork is still fairly reasonable – a 7.5 lb pork butt gave my small family four meals, and there was still some to spare (lost the remainder during a 3-day power outage 🙁 )
MathiasThomasII
My local butcher always has 10 pound bags of quarters for $20. Literally can’t beat it.
PutinBoomedMe
Here’s a warning. Beef is going to get worse. Canada is exporting to China instead of us and US farmers are getting killed on fertilizer and feed right now. All of my clients who raise cattle say they’re probably going to skip their herds for 2026
juicebox5889
I can never find quarters that aren’t just hacked to shit by the manufacturer. Every piece has like half of the pelvis still attached and just random jagged bone fragments. It takes more time to cut around all the mess to make it worth it.
35 Comments
Fuck everything is high anymore!!!
yard bird is nothing to laugh at. I love it
Hell —- thighs are the cheapest and you can look like an award winning pit master —-
Nit too mention chicken Thighs are damn good!!!!
Gotta get back to the bird on the bar-bee!!
Yup, a bag of these gives my family of five 2 good meals for like $11.
Nice! I like drumsticks, dozen for like $6. Cook fast too
Stop letting the word out
TAKE THIS SHIT DOWN.
Stop talking about what cuts of meat are cheap or the big producers will raise them.
It’s the best pieces linked together.
Just knocked out a couple pounds to see how the would do on my smoker.
God I wish I could eat chicken. Being allergic to it sucks.
Random comment: chicken prices are “subsidized” by that “up to 30% water” bullshit.
Imagine buying a ribeye and finding its close to 1/3 water…
You’re giving the game away. These will be a bill in a week
Since when has beef gone up
Shhhhh then those prices will go up!
I grill ‘em up and serve them like a burrito bowl. Leg bone up, my wife calls them “Viking bowls”
They look magical
10lbs for 5 bucks cant beat it
Wow, these look phenomenal!!
What’s your method on the smoker with these quarters? I just did drumsticks tonight for 1hr @ 350° tonight. They came out pretty good. Was wondering what you did because the pictures look great
Crock pot isn’t bbq sorry
For me, when your family raised chickens for Tyson, chicken is always what’s for dinner. At least till the steer grandpa held back was ready for slaughter. But seriously, when you have hundreds of thousands of chickens old enough for sale and Tyson is making you hold them till the market is better. It ain’t hard to go grab a few and get em cleaned and fire up the smoke while the meat bleeds in the cooler.
Leg quarters are the best. I’ll buy them and debone them when I need boneless skinless dark meat. The bones get saved for stock and the skin for schmaltz.
And it will get even higher with trump’s beef with brazil…
I have much to learn. Have never seen chicken butchered in these cuts where I’m at. Respect.
I’ve never seen this product before. Is it in the frozen section?
ETA making the homemade bone broth with the discarded chicken parts is the best move there is. If you’ve got an instant pot it goes way faster.
Chicken legs and pork chops are so incredibly cheap, so awesome
Beef is stupid RN. Walmart crap brisket were $78 bucks today. Tri tip was $36.
I’m not paying that kind of money for Walmart meat. No freaking way.
Braise them, season up the broth and add some extra wide egg noodles. Makes a good hearty chicken noodle soup! A nice warm broth, noodles and a chicken thigh per bowl is 👌🏻 add two thighs per bowl for your carnivores!
i get these and boneless skinless breasts at the costco business center, then pack them in meal sized vacuum bags. i got dozens of meals for under $150
Lol people acting like it is a secret, but I been buying 10 lb bags of leg quarters for like 6 -7 bucks for what feels like a decade or more.
How did you get your chicken quarters so dark? I always shoot for that texture but mine come out relatively crispy but not dark colored like that in a pellet smoker
Pork is still fairly reasonable – a 7.5 lb pork butt gave my small family four meals, and there was still some to spare (lost the remainder during a 3-day power outage 🙁 )
My local butcher always has 10 pound bags of quarters for $20. Literally can’t beat it.
Here’s a warning. Beef is going to get worse. Canada is exporting to China instead of us and US farmers are getting killed on fertilizer and feed right now. All of my clients who raise cattle say they’re probably going to skip their herds for 2026
I can never find quarters that aren’t just hacked to shit by the manufacturer. Every piece has like half of the pelvis still attached and just random jagged bone fragments. It takes more time to cut around all the mess to make it worth it.